RE: Regular expressions. Are there APIs to allow check from RPG

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Gary,

I've seen posts (here or the newsgroup?) that talked about using Java or
Perl for regex.  Might try googling regex and RPG.

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Bowers [mailto:gwbowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 2:15 AM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Regular expressions. Are there APIs to allow check from RPG
> 
> 
> There are numerous standards for checking regular expressions in Java.
> 
> Is there a way to access/verify fields against regular 
> expressions in RPG?
> Has anyone done this before, using regular expressions?? 
> 
> (It doesn't HAVE to be linked to Java, if there are other 
> alternatives) 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> For instance, I may want to verify a website syntax, or a credit card
> syntax, etc.  
> 
>  
> 
>  DBweb   = "www.ibm.com"
> 
>  RegExpr = "www\\.(.+)\\.(.+)";
> 
> If RegularExpressionMatch(DBweb: RegExpr) = TRUE;
> 
>     THEN // stuff;
> 
>     ELSE // otherstuff;
> 
>  
> 
> Or email address:
> 
> DBemail = "administrator@xxxxxxxxx";
> RegExpr = (".+@.+\\.[a-z]+");
> 
> If RegularExpressionMatch(DBemail: RegExpr) = TRUE;
> 
>     THEN // send email using specified/valid syntax of email address;
> 
>     ELSE // send mail using alternate email address; 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> I think there are some methods (java.util.regex.Pattern,
> java.util.regex.Matcher, etc)  or something else?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
> --Gary
> 
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